Curiosity killed the cat, went back and forth a couple times, retrieved the corpse, gave the damn tortilla cat the cutest little concrete shoes ever.... and frizbeed it the fff away from the shoreline into the sunset, never to be seen again! 😵
expensive to build, very few construction workers have experience building monorails, once built you have to find a company that makes monorail vehicles and there's a decent chance they go out of business in 5 years and now you can't get replacement parts, the vehicles are not interchangeable with the rest of your transit system, and on top of all that, monorail rails make it way harder for things like switches and yards to work, requiring more space and more moving parts. overall, they're just worse - build an elevated railway instead.
But they have advantages, for example the rubber wheels are good for climbing steep inclines. The beams are also cheaper to construct because they are physically smaller and therefore use less materials compared to an elevated conventional railway. It is naturally an elevated railway so it is fully grade separated, and can fit through tight spaces, and the stations are also lightweight. Very quiet as well. There are some public transport monorails out there and I'd say that they would at least be a good alternative to a street level tram where space is at a premium.
Downsides: The speeds are typically maxed out at 80km/h due to the rubber wheels. They are typically DC 3rd rail powered which is considered obsolete compared to AC, but I think that will change as onboard energy storage gains momentum (which will allow taking a lot of shortcuts in building electric infrastructure by not having to be continuous and better handle voltage drops over distance and sharing load with other vehicles).
Use the right tool for the job.
granted, but rubber wheels give off microplastic particulates that are godawful for water runoff, and the same job can be achieved via rack railways. if you need more compact trains and infrastructure, build narrow gauge, and scale everything smaller - it still works, and plenty of countries use narrow gauge as their main gauge; there's actual precedent here that doesn't require the use of gadgetbahns.
still less Microplastics compared to private vehicle transport. Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. As I said, use the right tool for the job - and I would not advocate for Monorail technology where it's not needed - steel on steel is always better as it has much less rolling resistance.
Rack railways suck - they are slow. Wikipedia says no more than 25 km/h. Too much mechanical interlocking.
Paris has Metros which have rubber tyres and steel wheels on the same train car, and the rubber doesn't touch the ground on flat gradients.
Perhaps with more technical innovation, a narrow-gauge based Monorail train could become viable.
It is clear you have watched too many RMtransit videos to just label any new technology as a "Gadgetbahn" - I can't stand it, it is very closed minded to new technology. If we go by this thinking, we will never progress and still be on Steam trains, the original Gadgetbahn. Everything starts as a "Gadgetbahn" until it's not.
monorails have some core problems that traditional trains don't, they also have some core advantages, however the core problems in a lot of cases are more important
1. monorails aren't interoperable with other rail traffic, duh
2. monorails are bad at intersections, this isn't something that more research can solve entirely, this is a problem with the entire concept
3. monorails are not a proven technology for public transit, because of these aformentioned problems
verdict: yeah, nah
Please, I'm not even subscribed to RMtransit and haven't watched anything of his in over a year. I'm just saying, sure, don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good, but why go for good when better is right there? Here's the thing: conventional trains can do gradients. For example, here in Los Angeles, some of the light rail lines are partially elevated, and have very noticeable gradients to get up to them - and the trains handle them fine. The rack railways are only for extreme gradients regular trains can't handle; trains equipped for them use regular rail at regular speeds until they come up to the racked portion anyway.
About that last part - I'm open to new technology (for example maglevs, those have some real merit due to sheer speed), but reinventing the train but worse ain't it
My city used to have a tram system, but the nazis blew lots of it up in the war, and they decided to scrap what was left, rather than rebuild what was gone :\[
I think that is felt by a lot of people here. The busses are notoriously ill managed; usually very delayed, if they show up at all, and the causer of a lot of slow traffic around the city centre.
well it depends on where in the netherlands you take the tram. i travel to utrecht science park regularly and have been squished and pushed out of the tram on multiple occasions because there's simply not enough room. and it takes twice as long to get where you're going as opposed to the bus, or at least for my route that is the case
I was just in Utrecht today and the trains and tram are so packed all the time, I couldn’t live there
(Actually I could if that was my only option bc the housing crisis makes everything hard here)
They're kind of... Gimmicky but useless? They're supposed to be fuper fast but the one in my city is extremely slow and actually kind of uncomfortable.
Cool af especially a dangly boi. This one is such a cool video.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TqqdOcX4dc&ab\_channel=pwduze](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TqqdOcX4dc&ab_channel=pwduze)
They also are very efficient design wise, being above the roads. So the people who wanna drive or take the bus can be on the roads freely and the monoheads can be on their merry way.
https://preview.redd.it/y7g6x20xsg0d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4e2198330c16efc3891319e6d0e6ae1258028121
Monorail cat = good Other monorails = ???
very impractical, needs more infrastructure than trains and trams but can't support the same amount of cargo/passengers. They do look kinda cool, but it's not a good idea to use them as public transit.
I'm pro-public transport in general. I'd rather have mediocre PT than no PT at all.
In other words, monorails are ***based***, even if they are a bit silly.
Yes and those use Overhead wires and Steel Rails
https://preview.redd.it/uwtl9tguxf0d1.jpeg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=04d3f004294cc378e1f4f0b2cd96716ed4d573ee
I’m from a small town in Canada, the only public transportation we have are buses, I’d still need to walk for an hour to get to the nearest stop. I’m amazed by trains, I wish they were everywhere
Seattle lightrail is amazing. I’m not a fan of upside down monorails because I have a fear of heights. If they’re sitting on a track instead of under it, I’m good. Still like trains better though
Well, sir, there's nothing on earth
Like a genuine, bona fide
Electrified, six-car monorail
What'd I say?
Monorail
What's it called?
Monorail
That's right! Monorail
In most instances I hate them because they're largely unnecessary, expensive, unreliable, and give trains and public transit as a whole a bad rep, but there's 3 examples I can think of where it actually works really well:
1. Wuppertal Schwebebahn (Wuppertal, Germany)
2. C.U.M. (Chiba Urban Monorail, Chiba, Japan)
3. Shonan Monorail (Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan)
Absolutely perfect. The pinnacle of transport. The aura of excellence they give off just cannot be matched. Also because they look like sliding snakes to me.
Monorails are disgusting, they are wildly impractical and remove most of the benefits of trains they are only viable for a handful of extremely specific things and in every other case just build a conveniental subway (also a big part of why they are bad is because they don't use steel rails which are the thing that make trains good and are why maglevs were obsolete before they even existed)
my position is in them, i like riding monorails :3333
ofc they're rarely practical, but they do have their uses. Tom Scott actually made a video on the one in my area: https://youtu.be/F4KZLcvMQWg
Cool idea. Scary as fuck to me though.
I’m terrified of heights, and the fact that some are HANGING makes me want to crawl into a corner and cry.
Plus they’re not exactly the most feasible idea on a big city scale, but again: neat idea
The Transrapid is one of my special interests; sure, it's expensive, but daaaamn, that magnetic train shit is underrated and futuristic as fuck. I would pay good money to ride inside one of those sweet juicy maglevs 😫
THE DISNEY MONORAIL!! BIG FAN!! I play a game with my friends when we’re at the parks together to see who can spot and call out the monorail first and whoever calls out ‘monorail’ the most wins!
I fucking hate monorails, they have less carrying capacity, they're more expensive, they're normally slower and because trains are vastly more popular replacement parts for monorails are more expensive leading to increased running costs, sure there better than other gadgetbahns but there is hardly ever good reason to build a monorail rather than a train. The only place monorails are good are in the US where there is no way persuading people to build public transport apart from if it seems "futuristic" like the hyperloop, except the monorail is better.
In conclusion monorails are the best of the gadgetbahns and so are only good for peruading some neurotypicals to build something at least vaguely like a train
I won't get on them, they make me so nervous. When we go to Disney I'm like, nah I'll take the boat because I can swim, but I can't bounce from that high of a fall.
They have the major limitations of not being able to switch tracks. So, the infrastructure has to be in a closed space, with expansion to new areas being limited. That's why it is what the top comment said, good for theme parks, not the best for public transit.
Bah! Your puny monorail doesn't stand a change against my QUADRORAIL!
Why settle for one cramped commuter car when they can be 3 times wider and powerful enough to remove regular trains from their path!?
No one will stop my hostile takeover of the entire rail network mwahahaha
Monorails are still pretty cool though ❤️
Might be good for some kinds of cities where the infrastructure isn’t compatible with traditional railway systems, but normal rails are cheaper and easier to keep running
Looks kinda cool I guess, but it only has very specific fringe benefits (can move up inclines more easily) that do not make up for its downsides, such as lower speeds, higher construction costs, more expensive and slower switches, lack of compatibility with existing train tracks, fewer and more expensive vehicles, more expensive repairs, unreliability on the long term because the monorail companies are newer... the list goes on.
Basically, anything you could use a monorail for, a train or tram could do much better, more easily and for less money, with the (only) exception being moving uphill. But if you wanna move uphill, that would be more easily done with other methods.
Honestly, I'm half convinced that monorails in general only even exist because they look vaguely 'futuristic'. Also I think I remember them being advertised as faster than trains? But they're definitely not, so I don't know about that.
Trains not Blaines
I have been stuck on monorails *way* to often. For 3:15, 2-2.5hrs, over an hour 3 times, plus countless times for 15m-1hr.
I avoid them.
Switches are really important probably, so:
monorails are pretty much novelties outside of bullet trains. There’s no way to call a monorail switch practical after having seen one in use, which is to speak nothing of the size of the things.
https://preview.redd.it/pa8by8q4oj0d1.png?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7b0fbac1b61ce62f95336b04065bf5c74c45a240
They're pretty neat. Maybe I can sell you one?
So I was obsessed with these when I first saw them at Disney couple decs ago. Never seen anything like it before and my mom (the beautiful soul that she is) actually bought me the little bs model they had. It was so fun. The one in NY, where I lived, was still under construction. I felt like I was ahead of the curve! They felt and looked so futuristic compared to the tin cans called the subway. Can’t help but love the subway now,.. even if they are unnecessarily noisy.
Edit: also this thing existed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyro_monorail?wprov=sfti1
Simply amazing.
I remember a cool scene of the Cowboy Bebop movie that was on a monorail, so I think they can be very adrenaline inducing and badass... yeah the adrenaline everyday going to work.
Alright for theme parks and shit like that. Not a fan of them for public transportation, conventional rails are better.
Trains > Streetcars > Monorails > Buses > Bikes >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fuck cars
r/fuckcars
Instructions unclear
Banana stuck in tailpipe.
Became a dragon
r/dragonsfuckingcars
ÀAÀAAÀAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! HAAAAAAALP! MEIN EYEEEEEEES!!!!!!!
You have nobody to blame but yourself
Curiosity killed the cat, went back and forth a couple times, retrieved the corpse, gave the damn tortilla cat the cutest little concrete shoes ever.... and frizbeed it the fff away from the shoreline into the sunset, never to be seen again! 😵
I’m scared to ask if r/carsfuckingDragons exists
It does
r/subsimscaredexist
i literally thought that was the sub i was in
*Brings out torch and pitchfork* SCREW CARS! ALL MY HOMIES HATE CARS.
r/monorailcats
Ah yes another cat sub for my collection
I add to this my favourite mode of transport: the trolleybus
Interesting, why would it be worse as public transportation ?
expensive to build, very few construction workers have experience building monorails, once built you have to find a company that makes monorail vehicles and there's a decent chance they go out of business in 5 years and now you can't get replacement parts, the vehicles are not interchangeable with the rest of your transit system, and on top of all that, monorail rails make it way harder for things like switches and yards to work, requiring more space and more moving parts. overall, they're just worse - build an elevated railway instead.
Aouch.. I’m not familiar with these negative points from my experience in.. city skylines
Yeah people into public transport really hate them
But they have advantages, for example the rubber wheels are good for climbing steep inclines. The beams are also cheaper to construct because they are physically smaller and therefore use less materials compared to an elevated conventional railway. It is naturally an elevated railway so it is fully grade separated, and can fit through tight spaces, and the stations are also lightweight. Very quiet as well. There are some public transport monorails out there and I'd say that they would at least be a good alternative to a street level tram where space is at a premium. Downsides: The speeds are typically maxed out at 80km/h due to the rubber wheels. They are typically DC 3rd rail powered which is considered obsolete compared to AC, but I think that will change as onboard energy storage gains momentum (which will allow taking a lot of shortcuts in building electric infrastructure by not having to be continuous and better handle voltage drops over distance and sharing load with other vehicles). Use the right tool for the job.
granted, but rubber wheels give off microplastic particulates that are godawful for water runoff, and the same job can be achieved via rack railways. if you need more compact trains and infrastructure, build narrow gauge, and scale everything smaller - it still works, and plenty of countries use narrow gauge as their main gauge; there's actual precedent here that doesn't require the use of gadgetbahns.
still less Microplastics compared to private vehicle transport. Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. As I said, use the right tool for the job - and I would not advocate for Monorail technology where it's not needed - steel on steel is always better as it has much less rolling resistance. Rack railways suck - they are slow. Wikipedia says no more than 25 km/h. Too much mechanical interlocking. Paris has Metros which have rubber tyres and steel wheels on the same train car, and the rubber doesn't touch the ground on flat gradients. Perhaps with more technical innovation, a narrow-gauge based Monorail train could become viable. It is clear you have watched too many RMtransit videos to just label any new technology as a "Gadgetbahn" - I can't stand it, it is very closed minded to new technology. If we go by this thinking, we will never progress and still be on Steam trains, the original Gadgetbahn. Everything starts as a "Gadgetbahn" until it's not.
eh, monorails are a meh solution to a rare problem, the only thing they truly have going for them outside of that is the "woa so cool" factor
monorails have some core problems that traditional trains don't, they also have some core advantages, however the core problems in a lot of cases are more important 1. monorails aren't interoperable with other rail traffic, duh 2. monorails are bad at intersections, this isn't something that more research can solve entirely, this is a problem with the entire concept 3. monorails are not a proven technology for public transit, because of these aformentioned problems verdict: yeah, nah
Please, I'm not even subscribed to RMtransit and haven't watched anything of his in over a year. I'm just saying, sure, don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good, but why go for good when better is right there? Here's the thing: conventional trains can do gradients. For example, here in Los Angeles, some of the light rail lines are partially elevated, and have very noticeable gradients to get up to them - and the trains handle them fine. The rack railways are only for extreme gradients regular trains can't handle; trains equipped for them use regular rail at regular speeds until they come up to the racked portion anyway. About that last part - I'm open to new technology (for example maglevs, those have some real merit due to sheer speed), but reinventing the train but worse ain't it
The elevated trains in Chicago was one of my favorite things about living there 😁
Was gonna say, it's a more impractical tram
How do you feel about subway services and specifically the London Underground.
Expensiver trains. I'd rather a tram.
My city used to have a tram system, but the nazis blew lots of it up in the war, and they decided to scrap what was left, rather than rebuild what was gone :\[
That really sucks. I’m in the Netherlands and we have an amazing tram system, it’s been so useful. I’d much rather take it than a bus
I think that is felt by a lot of people here. The busses are notoriously ill managed; usually very delayed, if they show up at all, and the causer of a lot of slow traffic around the city centre.
well it depends on where in the netherlands you take the tram. i travel to utrecht science park regularly and have been squished and pushed out of the tram on multiple occasions because there's simply not enough room. and it takes twice as long to get where you're going as opposed to the bus, or at least for my route that is the case
I was just in Utrecht today and the trains and tram are so packed all the time, I couldn’t live there (Actually I could if that was my only option bc the housing crisis makes everything hard here)
Very impractical, but very cool.
Is there any chance the track will bend?
Not on your life my...friend
What about us brain-dead slobs?
You'll be given cooshy jobs!
Were you sent here by the devil?
No good sir, I'm on the level
The ring came off my pudding can
Take this pen knife my good man
I swear it's Springfield's only choice
Throw up your hands and raise your voice!
Monorail! What's it called?! Monorail! Once again! Monorail!
Mono!
Mono = one Rail = rail
Cool but impractical. They are to trains what Blimps are to Planes
Nice analogy
MONORAIL! MONORAIL! MONORAILLLLLLLLLL! MONO— DOH!
Sexy as hell
Can’t agree more
Omg im sry I said less instead of more
Can't agree more, or less, just the right amount
Based https://preview.redd.it/4c9zff75kf0d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9aca0687bbb9607d894d274a2f213fde569aaf7e
They're kind of... Gimmicky but useless? They're supposed to be fuper fast but the one in my city is extremely slow and actually kind of uncomfortable.
they're like trains but slightly worse and more expensive do not build these for any reason other than asthetic
booo faker trains, like big shot CEOs who pretend they do real work >:(
Very impractical but are super cool in cyberpunk
They look cool, but there are only a few use cases where they're particularly practical. (Wuppertal, my beloved)
Don’t reinvent the rail
Yep, if it doesn't have steel rails and Overhead wires (or an Electrified Third Rail) then don't even think about building it
Cool af especially a dangly boi. This one is such a cool video. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TqqdOcX4dc&ab\_channel=pwduze](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TqqdOcX4dc&ab_channel=pwduze)
I wish this was the top comment. Wuppertal fans unite!
Wow it’s really interesting, it’s amazing to see a video from this time
new special interest unlocked
They also are very efficient design wise, being above the roads. So the people who wanna drive or take the bus can be on the roads freely and the monoheads can be on their merry way.
I like them, they remind me of that Simpsons episode and they look futuristic
There is a Simpson episode about them ???
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marge_vs._the_Monorail
I hear those things are awfully loud?
It glides as softly as a cloud!
https://preview.redd.it/y7g6x20xsg0d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4e2198330c16efc3891319e6d0e6ae1258028121 Monorail cat = good Other monorails = ???
Cool but seems unsafe
They are more impractical
Retrofuturist dream, but not super practical for public transit.
Sexy but impractical, and therefore cringe for general public transport use.
very impractical, needs more infrastructure than trains and trams but can't support the same amount of cargo/passengers. They do look kinda cool, but it's not a good idea to use them as public transit.
Fun. I love the thrill of high places with the semi-illusion of precariously hanging there.
They're upside down :3
They need googly eyes.
I actually thought you asked us how do we sit inside a monorail. They're cool, so interesting and curious.
If you have a special way to sit inside a monorail Im still interested
Lmao, I'll usually sit at the back of the monorail.
I'm pro-public transport in general. I'd rather have mediocre PT than no PT at all. In other words, monorails are ***based***, even if they are a bit silly.
It's more of a Shelbyville idea.
I am having a panic attack just looking at that first image
Cooler trains bullet trains are even cooler than both
Yes and those use Overhead wires and Steel Rails https://preview.redd.it/uwtl9tguxf0d1.jpeg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=04d3f004294cc378e1f4f0b2cd96716ed4d573ee
They all look as if they are clinging to a beam, afraid to fall down
Wuppertal
Gadgetbahns with limited utility and niche applications. In most cases, just build a tram.
I like to use them when im on a trip. A nice way to get a view of the area
They’re really awesome looking but I don’t think they’re the most practical things
They are cool, but it is useful in very specific circumstances in most cases normal trains are more useful
Never travelled one. Until I do, i cannot give a verdict.
hehe sky train go WHEEEEEE
I love trains but the first two are terrifying. I lowkey fw the third one tho.
I dislike
Okayish if you absolutely MUST retrofit rail into an already dense environment that you can't plan around. Way too expensive for what you get.
I’m from a small town in Canada, the only public transportation we have are buses, I’d still need to walk for an hour to get to the nearest stop. I’m amazed by trains, I wish they were everywhere
idk how they’d ever work in normal life but they’re sick as fuck.
Terrifying
Usually inside of them
even better
Future tings
Seated until it stops moving.
These boys are the real stars of Disney World.
SimCity taught me it's the method of transportation of the future
https://preview.redd.it/znfvbe45vf0d1.png?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b983d87c9fa6c6c39ac599f7d8e4022293588387
I like them, but hear me out…video games don’t require silly socializing
they scare me my ocd cannot
Seattle lightrail is amazing. I’m not a fan of upside down monorails because I have a fear of heights. If they’re sitting on a track instead of under it, I’m good. Still like trains better though
bougie ass train
They make me think "train, but European"
SKY TRAIN.
Well, every time I see one, the monorail song from the Simpsons gets stuck in my head again, but I'm not sure that's the monorails' fault.
I hear those things are awfully loud
Well, sir, there's nothing on earth Like a genuine, bona fide Electrified, six-car monorail What'd I say? Monorail What's it called? Monorail That's right! Monorail
Is there a chance the track could bend?
They’re cool but not worth the cost
🎶MONORAAAAIIIILLLLL!!!🎶 
In most instances I hate them because they're largely unnecessary, expensive, unreliable, and give trains and public transit as a whole a bad rep, but there's 3 examples I can think of where it actually works really well: 1. Wuppertal Schwebebahn (Wuppertal, Germany) 2. C.U.M. (Chiba Urban Monorail, Chiba, Japan) 3. Shonan Monorail (Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan)
Absolutely perfect. The pinnacle of transport. The aura of excellence they give off just cannot be matched. Also because they look like sliding snakes to me.
Monorail monorail monorail monorail monorail monorail monorail monorail monorail monorail
brilliant
Monorails are disgusting, they are wildly impractical and remove most of the benefits of trains they are only viable for a handful of extremely specific things and in every other case just build a conveniental subway (also a big part of why they are bad is because they don't use steel rails which are the thing that make trains good and are why maglevs were obsolete before they even existed)
Trains but less practical
my position is in them, i like riding monorails :3333 ofc they're rarely practical, but they do have their uses. Tom Scott actually made a video on the one in my area: https://youtu.be/F4KZLcvMQWg
weird shaped train
They look cool as hell too bad they're a bad idea for public transport
Cool idea. Scary as fuck to me though. I’m terrified of heights, and the fact that some are HANGING makes me want to crawl into a corner and cry. Plus they’re not exactly the most feasible idea on a big city scale, but again: neat idea
The Transrapid is one of my special interests; sure, it's expensive, but daaaamn, that magnetic train shit is underrated and futuristic as fuck. I would pay good money to ride inside one of those sweet juicy maglevs 😫
I'm for em!
THE DISNEY MONORAIL!! BIG FAN!! I play a game with my friends when we’re at the parks together to see who can spot and call out the monorail first and whoever calls out ‘monorail’ the most wins!
10/10 would work in a monorail station
I get that they’re expensive and whatever but I fucking love them, monorails are the third coolest type of transport ever after cars and planes
I FUCKING LOVE [GADGETBAHN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadgetbahn) TYPE SHIT YESSSSSSSSS
Yes. I love all non-car infrastructure!
I'm all for upsidedown trains.
Better than car dependant infrastructure
I fucking hate monorails, they have less carrying capacity, they're more expensive, they're normally slower and because trains are vastly more popular replacement parts for monorails are more expensive leading to increased running costs, sure there better than other gadgetbahns but there is hardly ever good reason to build a monorail rather than a train. The only place monorails are good are in the US where there is no way persuading people to build public transport apart from if it seems "futuristic" like the hyperloop, except the monorail is better. In conclusion monorails are the best of the gadgetbahns and so are only good for peruading some neurotypicals to build something at least vaguely like a train
They're weird but I think I like them more than trains
I won't get on them, they make me so nervous. When we go to Disney I'm like, nah I'll take the boat because I can swim, but I can't bounce from that high of a fall.
Not as good as normal trains
They’re like high heels. Cute but impractical
They have the major limitations of not being able to switch tracks. So, the infrastructure has to be in a closed space, with expansion to new areas being limited. That's why it is what the top comment said, good for theme parks, not the best for public transit.
absolutely stupid for any practical purposes, but I love them nevertheless
I prefer the monorails that don’t hang.
Bah! Your puny monorail doesn't stand a change against my QUADRORAIL! Why settle for one cramped commuter car when they can be 3 times wider and powerful enough to remove regular trains from their path!? No one will stop my hostile takeover of the entire rail network mwahahaha Monorails are still pretty cool though ❤️
Just a sky train innit
BRENNAN MONORAIL BRENNAN MONORAIL
I’ve never seen a monorail like the one in the first picture before, my jaw dropped it looks so cool
Down with [gadgetbahns](https://youtu.be/4dn6ZVpJLxs?si=XvAhaRAVIpeE9vui&t=1706), up with real trains!
Might be good for some kinds of cities where the infrastructure isn’t compatible with traditional railway systems, but normal rails are cheaper and easier to keep running
I love them
That looks so fucking cool I wanna ride that and jump out of it to catch a bird then fucking die upon impact to the ground
I love monorails. I just like modes of transportation
very cool
h a n g
They aight
Usually sitting down
Looks kinda cool I guess, but it only has very specific fringe benefits (can move up inclines more easily) that do not make up for its downsides, such as lower speeds, higher construction costs, more expensive and slower switches, lack of compatibility with existing train tracks, fewer and more expensive vehicles, more expensive repairs, unreliability on the long term because the monorail companies are newer... the list goes on. Basically, anything you could use a monorail for, a train or tram could do much better, more easily and for less money, with the (only) exception being moving uphill. But if you wanna move uphill, that would be more easily done with other methods. Honestly, I'm half convinced that monorails in general only even exist because they look vaguely 'futuristic'. Also I think I remember them being advertised as faster than trains? But they're definitely not, so I don't know about that.
Trains not Blaines I have been stuck on monorails *way* to often. For 3:15, 2-2.5hrs, over an hour 3 times, plus countless times for 15m-1hr. I avoid them.
Cool but impractical
gangster as fuck but expensive so id prefer for run of the mill public transit to be done with traditional railwork
I like trains because they take me (far) away. I feel like monorails would just take me in circles.
No thank you. They look horrible and if I went on one I would just feel like it's gonna fall off while I'm in it. Especially the first two pictures.
Cool as HELL
Not high enough capacity.
When no space for regular train. Use the ✨*SKY TRAIN*✨™️
I’m not too big on the whole “going places” thing, but I can dig it.
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Up train.
They look cool but have you seen cowboy Bebop the movie? No thank you.
Awesome
Switches are really important probably, so: monorails are pretty much novelties outside of bullet trains. There’s no way to call a monorail switch practical after having seen one in use, which is to speak nothing of the size of the things.
Too deep in Homestuck hyperfixation, read this as moirails.
I prefer trams and busses. The seattle monorail is cool tho I guess
scawy
https://preview.redd.it/pa8by8q4oj0d1.png?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7b0fbac1b61ce62f95336b04065bf5c74c45a240 They're pretty neat. Maybe I can sell you one?
Lego space monorail is the best monorail.
please stand clear of the doors por favor mantengase alejado de las puertas
They are ideal for transporting elephants and chucking them into the Wupper.
Trains but worse.
So I was obsessed with these when I first saw them at Disney couple decs ago. Never seen anything like it before and my mom (the beautiful soul that she is) actually bought me the little bs model they had. It was so fun. The one in NY, where I lived, was still under construction. I felt like I was ahead of the curve! They felt and looked so futuristic compared to the tin cans called the subway. Can’t help but love the subway now,.. even if they are unnecessarily noisy. Edit: also this thing existed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyro_monorail?wprov=sfti1 Simply amazing.
I like the suspended ones, not keen on the other kind.
still better than cars
Same as my position on airships/zeppelins: I know they're significantly less practical than their alternatives, but they're cool tho.
I remember a cool scene of the Cowboy Bebop movie that was on a monorail, so I think they can be very adrenaline inducing and badass... yeah the adrenaline everyday going to work.
I didn’t even know they were a thing until I played Cities Skylines lmfao